The Europeanisation of Social Protection

Cover\r......Page 1
The Europeanisation of social protection......Page 2
Contents......Page 4
List of tables and figures......Page 6
Foreword: The European Union’s evolving social policy and national models - seeking a new balance\r......Page 7
Acknowledgements......Page 9
List of abbreviations......Page 10
List of contributors......Page 11
1. European Union developments and national social protection......Page 14
Evolving perspectives on European policies in social protection......Page 17
Policy processes and social protection......Page 20
The internal market and social protection......Page 26
Economic and Monetary Union and social protection......Page 29
Enlargement and social protection......Page 30
2. Germany: moving towards Europe but putting national autonomy first......Page 34
The European social model versus the Germanmodel......Page 35
Main principles in national reforms......Page 38
National responses to the EU initiatives......Page 41
Conclusions......Page 50
The European social model versus the UK model......Page 54
Main principles in national reforms......Page 57
National responses to the EU initiatives......Page 62
Conclusions......Page 70
The European social model versus the French model......Page 74
Main principles in national reforms......Page 76
National responses to the EU initiatives......Page 79
Conclusions......Page 86
5. Italy: between indifference, exploitation and the construction of a national interest......Page 90
The European social model versus the Italian model......Page 91
Main principles in national reforms......Page 93
National responses to the EU initiatives......Page 98
Conclusions......Page 108
The European social model versus the Polish model......Page 112
Main principles in national reforms......Page 115
National responses to the EU initiatives......Page 118
Conclusions......Page 126
7. Spain: starting from periphery, becoming centre......Page 130
The European social model versus the Spanish model......Page 131
Main principles in national reforms......Page 134
National responses to the EU initiatives......Page 138
Conclusions......Page 148
The European social model versus the Czech model......Page 150
Main principles in national reforms......Page 152
National responses to the EU initiatives......Page 157
Conclusions......Page 163
The European social model versus the Finnish model......Page 166
Main principles in national reforms......Page 172
National responses to the EU initiatives......Page 174
Conclusions......Page 185
10. The Netherlands: social and economic normalisation in an era of European Union controversy......Page 188
The European social model versus the Dutch model......Page 189
Main principles in national reforms......Page 192
National responses to the EU initiatives......Page 196
Conclusions......Page 204
11. Denmark: from foot dragging to pace setting in European Union social policy......Page 208
The European social model versus the Danish model......Page 209
Main principles in national reforms......Page 213
National responses to the EU initiatives......Page 216
Conclusions......Page 223
12. Greece: the quest for national welfare expansion through more social Europe......Page 224
The European social model versus the Greek model......Page 225
Main principles in national reforms......Page 227
National responses to the EU initiatives......Page 231
Conclusions......Page 237
13. The Europeanisation of social protection: domestic impacts and national responses......Page 242
What determines the scope of Europeanisation at the national level?......Page 247
Europeanisation effects on the national level......Page 250
The Europeanisation of social protection: the interweaving of national and EU levels......Page 255
Conclusions......Page 259
14. Seeking a new balance......Page 262
The history of the European social model......Page 263
Common features of the European social model......Page 266
The future of the European social model......Page 269
On policy responses: towards a common ground......Page 272
Seeking a new balance......Page 274
References......Page 280
Index......Page 312